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by Timothy Sandefur You might think it a little strange that every year the federal government seizes up to a quarter of the entire raisin crop in California. But it's called "agricultural adjustment," and it's done by a government-run cartel … Continue reading →

The people of Riviera Beach, Fla., witnesses to and victims of one of the most brazen attempts at eminent domain abuse anywhere in America, have spoken. In elections held March 13 and March 27, they voted out of office the … Continue reading →

by Steven Geoffrey Gieseler So teachers at a Seattle afterschool program called the Hilltop Childrens Center banned Legos. The teachers' warped, though absolutely priceless, explanation for the decision is here. I believe this is the first item I've deemed a … Continue reading →

by Timothy Sandefur The Palm Springs (CA) Desert Sun has an enlightening report on yet another failure in California's sad history of using eminent domain for "redevelopment." Excerpt: After spending more than $14.5 million to buy land near the Indio … Continue reading →

by Timothy Sandefur The Orange County Register's Steven Greenhut (whose Abuse of Power blew the whistle on eminent domain abuse before most people knew what it was), has a great column today on eminent domain, the Robbins case, and other … Continue reading →

by Timothy Sandefur Some years ago, the town of Wheat Ridge, Colorado—a suburb of Denver—decided to engage in some redevelopment. So it made a contract with the (unfortunately named) Cornerstone Group, whereby it agreed to condemn several properties and turn … Continue reading →

Larry Gilbert's Orange Juice blog has some comments on eminent domain reform in California, take 2. In particular, he points to Kermit Marsh's article in the current Red County magazine on eminent domain reform in the wake of Prop. 90's … Continue reading →

by Timothy Sandefur We often hear polyannish statements by overly optimistic libertarians that the People's Republic of China is coming around to respecting property rights. An article in the new American magazine takes a more realistic view of some of … Continue reading →